Research Catalog
Ascendant Peace in the Four Seas Drama and the Qing Imperial Court
- Title
- Ascendant Peace in the Four Seas [electronic resource] : Drama and the Qing Imperial Court / Ye Xiaoqing.
- Author
- Ye, Xiaoqing.
- Publication
- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013.
- Hong Kong [China] : Chinese University Press, [2012]
Details
- Additional Authors
- Project Muse.
- Description
- 1 online resource (1 PDF (xv, 330 pages) :) : color illustrations.
- Summary
- Relying on materials uncovered by in the First Historical Archives in Beijing, the author investigates the development of imperial drama and its influence on Peking Opera, as well as the function and system of the Nanfu (later Shengpingshu)--an organization responsible for drama in the Qing dynasty. Also discussed are the complex roles of the actors on and off stage, and the broader issues of cultural and political control intertwined with the performances themselves. The final section delves into the interaction between the palace and commercial theatres and how this contributed to the transformation of "low class" regional Peking Opera into an art form enjoyed by a wide swath of society.
- Uniform Title
- Ascendant Peace in the Four Seas (Online)
- Book collections on Project MUSE.
- Alternative Title
- Ascendant Peace in the Four Seas (Online)
- Subject
- Note
- Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-302) and indexes.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record.
- Contents
- Preface -- Introduction -- Imperial institutions for ceremonial and private performances -- Drama, occasion, and audience -- Performers in the palace -- Cultural and political control -- Peking Opera and the court -- Conclusion. Peking Opera and a new political focus -- Bibliography -- Index -- Index for operas and other works -- Index for general entries.
- OCLC
- ssj0001611616
- Author
- Ye, Xiaoqing.
- Title
- Ascendant Peace in the Four Seas [electronic resource] : Drama and the Qing Imperial Court / Ye Xiaoqing.
- Imprint
- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)Hong Kong [China] : Chinese University Press, [2012] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
- Series
- Book collections on Project MUSE.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-302) and indexes.
- Access
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Project Muse.
- Other Form:
- Print version: 9629964570 9789629964573